'My Prodigal Child' opens at Athens Theatre

"My Prodigal Child" will be performed at the Athens Theatre in DeLand.

"My Prodigal Child" will be performed at the Athens Theatre in DeLand. (Athens Theatre)

Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel Arts Writer

This Saturday, June 1, the musical-comedy "My Prodigal Child" by DeLand playwright Andre Darby will open at the city's Athens Theatre.

The Christian-themed play tells of a daughter who abandons motherhood and family, in the hopes of chasing a lavish lifestyle with her drug-dealing boyfriend. However, her devout mother refuses to give up her. Will she come to herself and return home before grace runs out, or will it be too late?